demake
/ˈdiˌmeɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A remake of a modern video game for an older platform.
Example Sentences
- "This game, created by Adventure Game Studio, is a mickey take of American McGee’s Alice that was put together for a ‘demake’ competition. A demake is basically the opposite of a remake – it’s taking a newer game and making it look like an older generation title."
- "Micro Hexagon is a demake of Terry Cavanagh's game called Super Hexagon. So what's a demake, well you take the original game and reduce it so that the game essence is still there but with a much more limited colour pallet^([sic – meaning palette]) and audio range, for the Commodore 64."
- "Last time we considered the options that porting existing code from other retro systems offered, but demakes – recent games reworked for 8-bit and 16-bit systems – are another option."
- "Worms: Armageddon had to be scaled down so much to be playable on the Game Boy Color that it’s basically a ‘demake’."
- "While we might have seen low-poly visuals some years ago, it was in the context of ‘demake’ videos reimagining modern games like The Last Of Us and Bioshock,^([sic – meaning BioShock]) and had the air of a joke rather than taking the style seriously. On the internet, it’s not always easy to parse what’s ironic and meant for meme and what is a sincere artistic expression, but these developers are optimistic that the PS1 aesthetic isn’t just a fad but will become as enduring as pixel art."
- "We talked to developers who are ‘demaking’ two of the most unique and critically acclaimed games of the last few years—Left 4 Dead and Shadow of the Colossus."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English make English demake From de- (prefix denoting a reversal or undoing) + make (noun, verb), modelled on remake (noun, verb).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdiˌmeɪk/
- British English: /ˈdiːmeɪk/